Tranche Update on GMO CLOUD K.K.'s Equity Buyback Plan announced on March 18, 2016.

GMO GlobalSign Holdings KK, formerly GMO Cloud KK, is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the provision of information technology (IT) services. The Company has three business segments. The Cloud and Hosting segment is engaged in the provision of public cloud, private cloud, shared server, dedicated hosting and shared hosting services, and cloud introduction support, monitoring and operation services. The Security segment is engaged in the provision of secure socket layer (SSL) server certificate issuance services, corporate identity authentication services, client certificate issuance services and electronic signature services. The Solutions segment is engaged in the provision of support services for Internet of Things (IoT) business, network engine services for online games, vehicle remote diagnosis services, consulting services and IoT platforms, as well as the conclusion and management of electronic contracts on the cloud, and the production of customer attraction applications.